The name of the Rossoneri’s first opponent in the 2020/21 season is official: it will be the Irish of Shamrock Rovers. The draws for the second qualifying round of the Europa League were held in Nyon: it will be played on 17 September, in a single match and closed doors in Dublin
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The season 2020/21 of the Milan will start against it Shamrock Rovers. The Nyon urn provided the name of the Rossoneri’s opponent in second qualifying round of the Europa League. Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri will start their journey away from the Irish, based in Dublin. We will play on 17 September, in a single competition and closed doors, and the pass for the third preliminary round will be up for grabs, scheduled for September 24th. In case of further passage of the round, Milan will have to pass from the playoffs on 1 October to enter the group stage of the tournament.
Shamrock Rovers: that European precedent with Juve
Shamrock Rovers is the Ireland’s most successful club, with the victory of 17 championships and 24 national cups on the bulletin board. The club’s name comes from Shamrock Avenue, a Ringsend, where the club’s first headquarters was located. Among the club’s firsts, there is also that of having become on 26 August 2011 the first Irish team to reach the group stage of a European tournament thanks to the extra time victory against Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League. Curiosity: Shamrock Rovers has already faced an Italian club in its history: it happened in the preliminary round of the Europa League played in 2010. This is the Juventus at the time coached by Delneri, with the bianconeri victorious 2-0 in the first leg in Ireland (double by Amauri) 1-0 in the return to Italy, on the neutral in Modena, with a goal by Del Piero.
Milan unbeaten with the Irish
In its history The Milan he faced only once Irish teams in European challenges and is undefeated: it is theAthlone Town, challenged in the round of 32 of the 1975/76 Uefa Cup: the two games ended 0-0 in Ireland and 3-0 in Milan, with a goal from Francesco Vincenzi and a brace from Romeo Benetti.
Second preliminary round, the complete draw
They are in everything 12 matches scheduled on 17 September for the second qualifying round of the Europa League. AC Milan avoided the Swedes ofHammarby, former team of Zlatan Ibrahimovic who will face Lech Poznan at home. The Tottenham, another big player on the board, will be the guest of the Bulgarians of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, while i Glasgow Rangers they will play in Gibraltar against Lincoln. Only one team still needs to be defined: it is the challenger of Kairat Almaty. It will be the turn of one of the Israelis of Maccabi Haifa and the Bosnians of Zeljeznicar, opponents on Saturday 12 September.
- Hammarby (SWE) -Lech Poznan (POL)
- Maccabi Haifa (ISR) / Railwayman (BOS) – Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
- Torshavn (FRO)-New Saints (GAL)
- Backa Topola (SRB) -Steaua Bucharest (ROM)
- Niederkorn (LUX)-Willem II (NED)
- Saint Suruceni (MDA) – Partisan Belgrade (SRB)
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) – Tottenham (ENG)
- Budapest Honved (HUN) -Malmo (SWE)
- Lincoln Red (GIB)-Rangers (SCO)
- FK Renova (MKD) -Hajduk Spalato (CRO)
- Dunajska Streda (SVK) -Jablonec (CZE)
- Shamrock Rovers (IRL)-Milan (ITA)
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